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Limulitella

Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae

Taxonomy
Limulitella was named by Størmer (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi J Hett Sepkoski's reference number: 359]. Its type is Limulites bronnii. It was considered polyphyletic by Lamsdell (2016).

It was assigned to Mesolimulidae by Størmer (1952), Størmer (1955) and Gall (1971); to Xiphosurida by Sepkoski (2002); to Austrolimulidae by Lamsdell (2020); to Paleolimulidae by Bergström (1975) and Dunlop et al. (2020); and to Limulidae by Lamsdell (2016) and Bicknell et al. (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Limulites Schimper p. 6
1952Limulitella Størmer p. 637
1955Limulitella Størmer p. 22
1971Limulitella Gall
1975Limulitella Bergström p. 303
2002Limulitella Sepkoski
2016Limulitella Lamsdell p. 189
2020Limulitella Dunlop et al. p. 12
2020Limulitella Lamsdell p. 21
2021Limulitella Bicknell et al. p. 1527

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
RankNameAuthor
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
classXiphosura()
orderXiphosuridaLatreille 1802
suborderLimulinaRichter and Richter 1929
superfamilyLimuloidea(Leach 1819)
familyLimulidaeLeach 1819
genusLimulitella

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Limulitella Størmer 1952
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Limulitella bronnii Schimper 1853
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Invalid names: Limulus sandbergeri Kirchner 1923 [synonym]
Limulitella henkeli Fritsch 1902
Limulitella tejraensis Błażejowski et al. 2017
Limulitella volgensis Ponomarenko 1985
Invalid names: Limulites Schimper 1853 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2010-02-05 01:13:59
Modified: 2010-02-22 02:35:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Hettangian or 251.20000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Yaroslavl) L. volgensis (105043)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Germany Limulus sandbergeri (216590)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Moselle) L. bronni (206489)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France Limulites bronni (154038) Limulites bronnii (216765)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Bas-Rhin) L. bronni (206491 206495) Limulites bronni (206545)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0France (Grand Est) L. bronni (206487)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Limulus henkelii (216563)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Netherlands L. bronnii (186555)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Tunisia L. sp. (203922)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Tunisia L. sp. (203924)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Germany Limulus liasokeuperinus (216441)